What We Do

Love My Neighbor! Grants

Love My Neighbor!, an initiative founded by Neighborhood Allies and developed by the Grassroots Grants Committee (GGC), invests in resident-led projects that aim to improve neighborhoods and engage fellow neighbors.

The mission of the program is to build neighborhoods by identifying, empowering, and supporting projects imagined by and for community. Residents, who live in one of our target communities and are passionate about making a positive change in their neighborhood, can apply for small grants ranging between $500 – $2,500. More information can be found at lovemyneighborgrants.org.

Love My Neighbor! grantees and projects which span across 9 neighborhoods, 20 projects and over $30K in grants. Brettney, is one of our Love My Neighbor allies in Homewood and she received a grant to produce the community play titled “The Trials and Tribulation of an Adolescent:

To apply for a grant, residents must be from one of the following communities:

Allentown

Beltzhoover

Hill District

Homewood

Larimer

Lincoln-Lemington

Millvale

Knoxville

Wilkinsburg

The Grassroots Grantmaking Committee (GGC), a cohort of residents from each of our target communities, will interview residents about their projects and decide on what grants to fund. To apply and see learn more, visit lovemyneighborgrants.org.